Classic 20th Century Political Spectrum Gravely Flawed
By Rick Pearcey • September 9, 2009, 05:04 AM
David G. Muller, Jr., argues for a rethink of 20th Century assumptions regarding the left-to-right political spectrum.
"The mental framing device of a political spectrum is not a bad idea in itself. There are indeed relationships among tyranny, liberalism, conservatism, and other political phenomena that lend themselves to depiction on a spectrum. But," he says, "the spectrum must reflect reality."
